FNUS74 KEPZ 011647 RRA
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOMBRERO RX...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1033 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ONE LAST DAY OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AROUND NOON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE BY THIS EVENING OUT OF THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY
TOMORROW BEHIND THE FRONT WITH HIGHS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY START TO REBOUND FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
AHEAD OF AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM FOR SATURDAY WHICH COULD BRING
SOME LIGHT PRECIP TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO
                    9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 EARLY WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH AROUND NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.SOMBR.02/EPZ